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USA Today · Aug 12, 2016

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(Photo: The Associated Press)RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Latest on the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (all times local):

11:45 p.m.

Another long night at the Copacabana beach volleyball venue — even for the players who have already completed their matches.

At the conclusion of the group stages, the international volleyball federation drew lots to pair teams up for the knockout round. That took place at around 9 p.m. for the men, with the women having theirs at about 11:30 p.m.

But even after the pairings were determined, that wasn't the end of it.

The FIVB needed to wait for TV to bless the schedule. That wasn't expected to be announced until about 1 a.m.

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